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• Security researcher cracks Google's Widevine DRM (L3 only)

  03-01-2019 22:37 via zdnet.com
  Widevine hack is clever, but it won't spur any waves of Netflix piracy any time soon.
  
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• AI could reduce the tech in your smartphone

  03-01-2019 21:59 via zdnet.com
  While the new frontier of intelligent object detection can create amazing eye candy, it is also tackling the decades-old problem of simply being heard in a crowd.
  
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• Microsoft Azure: Everything you need to know about Redmond's cloud service

  03-01-2019 21:47 via zdnet.com
  Second only to AWS among cloud providers, Microsoft Azure is an ever-expanding set of cloud-based computing services available to businesses, developers, government agencies, and anyone who wants to build an app or run an enterprise without having to manage hardware.
  
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• Hey Juul, you made it bad

  03-01-2019 21:27 via zdnet.com
  Many might choose Facebook as the most questionable tech company of 2018. The allegedly sexy vaping company that's taken tobacco money is my winner.
  
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• Apple ordered to pull iPhones from stores in Germany

  03-01-2019 21:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Apple has been ordered by a court to remove iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 models from its German stores.
  
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• This could be what Samsung's Galaxy S10 looks like

  03-01-2019 18:26 via zdnet.com
  A new leak gives us what could be an early preview of what Samsung's 2019 flagship smartphone looks like.
  
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• iPhone deals ahead? Bad news for Apple is good news for Apple buyers

  03-01-2019 17:20 via zdnet.com
  Apple has issued its first profit warning since 2002, and the first since the company entered into the smartphone era. But a situation that might be gloomy for investors will be good news for those who want to buy Apple products.
  
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• New ReiKey app can detect macOS keyloggers

  03-01-2019 17:16 via zdnet.com
  A free macOS keylogger detector for those who can't afford an antivirus just yet.
  
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• Apple loses the plot with iPhone XR

  03-01-2019 17:05 via zdnet.com
  In a New Year, Apple reveals that iPhone sales are softening. With a new ad, it also reveals it doesn't know how to market the iPhone XR.
  
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• Apple's profit warning is important but it shouldn't be a shock

  03-01-2019 16:47
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook blamed its profit warning (and tumbling share price) on the Chinese economy. But the smartphone market is complicated and the iPhone faces more competition than ever
  
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• Apple: Beginning of the end, or a new beginning?

  03-01-2019 16:29 via zdnet.com
  Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.
  
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• The top 5 Linux and open-source stories of 2018

  03-01-2019 16:24 via zdnet.com
  Linux overcame massive hardware security problems while Microsoft -- yes, Microsoft -- made its biggest ever open-source software move.
  
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• Phones and more: The best of everything mobile

  03-01-2019 16:16 via zdnet.com
  Whatever you're looking for in a smartphone -- best camera, longest battery life, overall value -- Matthew Miller has picked his favorite device in every category. Plus: The best tablet, smartwatch, sportswatch, and activity tracker.
  
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• Weather app harvests personal data, security experts warn

  03-01-2019 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The China-based app has also attempted to subscribe users to paid services without permission.
  
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• Data, crystal balls, looking glasses, and boiling frogs: Reviewing 2018, predicting 2019

  03-01-2019 15:55 via zdnet.com
  Data gets flexible. Machine learning reigns supreme and transforms everything, including software and hardware. Regulation, governance and licensing interplay with the brave new data world. The years of the graph are only getting started. And frogs are boiling. These are the trends shaping the software, hardware, data, machine learning and AI landscape
  
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• Microsoft is privately testing 'Bali,' a way to give users control of data collected about them

  03-01-2019 15:54 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft Research is looking to provide users with access to their own 'personal data bank' via its 'Project Bali' effort. Here's what we know about Bali so far.
  
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• Today's technology trends that will still matter a decade from now

  03-01-2019 15:52 via zdnet.com
  Here's the year 2018 in review viewed through a lens of long-term staying power. What'll matter in 2028? Let's find out.
  
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• Dublin’s Luas tram system threatened with private data leak

  03-01-2019 15:31 via zdnet.com
  Hackers defaced the Luas website and demanded a ransom in Bitcoin.
  
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• How long can Apple wait for the next big thing?

  03-01-2019 15:08 via zdnet.com
  Apple has always been about more than the iPhone, but stepping beyond it is a massive challenge.
  
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• 'Town of Salem' game suffers data breach exposing 7.6 million user details

  03-01-2019 15:06 via zdnet.com
  Game maker has yet to alert users outside a short forum post.
  
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• Medtronic, IBM add AI driven low glucose warning system to Sugar.IQ app

  03-01-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The effort is likely to be part of a barrage of health, wellness, and AI announcements coming out of CES 2019.
  
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• iOS 12's rapid rise: Now 78% of Apple's newer mobile devices run it

  03-01-2019 14:51 via zdnet.com
  iOS 12 is now installed on 78 percent of Apple's mobile devices within four months of its release.
  
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• Does anyone really care about those monthly ‘market share’ numbers?

  03-01-2019 14:21 via zdnet.com
  Opinion: Every month, a handful of obscure web analytics companies are able to drive a 24-hour news cycle based on some vague and statistically shaky numbers. Don't be taken in. You're better off checking your horoscope.
  
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• Hacking attacks on your router: Why the worst is yet to come

  03-01-2019 13:50 via zdnet.com
  Vulnerabilities in routers are an easy target for hackers - and attacks are becoming more destructive.
  
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• Google's futuristic Fuchsia OS will run Android apps

  03-01-2019 13:42 via zdnet.com
  Google's mystery Fuchsia operating system will be able to run Android apps, if it's ever put on devices.
  
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• Revamped cryptominer strikes Asia through EternalBlue exploit

  03-01-2019 13:38 via zdnet.com
  A new version of the NRSMiner cryptominer is making the rounds by exploiting PCs which are still not patched against the Windows vulnerability.
  
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• Bad news for Apple will be good news for Apple buyers

  03-01-2019 13:28 via zdnet.com
  Apple has issued its first profit warning since 2002, and the first since the company entered into the smartphone era. But a situation that might be gloomy for investors will be good news for those who want to buy Apple products.
  
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• Brazil's new science and technology minister takes over

  03-01-2019 13:24 via zdnet.com
  Astronaut Marcos Pontes will focus on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence and review areas such as Internet of Things and broadband coverage.
  
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• Apple blames China for sales forecast cut

  03-01-2019 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Apple boss Tim Cook says the firm "did not foresee the magnitude of economic deceleration" in China.
  
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• This million-core supercomputer inspired by the human brain breaks all the rules

  03-01-2019 12:37 via zdnet.com
  SpiNNaker's spiking neural network mimics the human brain, and could fuel breakthroughs in robotics and health.
  
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• PewDiePie hackers take over Google smart TV systems

  03-01-2019 12:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Tens of thousands of Chromecast streaming devices have been targeted by the attackers.
  
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• Mozilla: Open-source Thunderbird getting new look, better Gmail support, encryption

  03-01-2019 12:29 via zdnet.com
  Thunderbird developers promise to make the neglected open-source email client easier to use.
  
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• Gaming worth more than video and music combined

  03-01-2019 12:06 via bbc.co.uk
  A new report finds gaming is now more lucrative in the UK than video and music combined.
  
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• Hyperloops & air taxis: Here's what life might look like in 2030

  03-01-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Year ahead predictions are great, but this is the tech that could become commonplace over a decade from now.
  
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• Fortune 1000 to ‘urgently’ invest in Big Data, AI in 2019 in fear of digital rivals

  03-01-2019 11:54 via zdnet.com
  Investment may be on the rise, but data-driven organizations are a long way off.
  
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• Black Mirror: Bandersnatch star Will Poulter quits Twitter

  03-01-2019 11:43 via bbc.co.uk
  It follows online comments about the British actor's appearance in the recent episode of Black Mirror.
  
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• Climate change: LED lights making dent in UK energy demand

  03-01-2019 11:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Energy efficiency is more important in the battle against climate change than wind and solar power, research shows
  
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• Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa: Hands-on with an impressive new release

  03-01-2019 11:00 via zdnet.com
  A new Linux Mint release is always good news. I have tried this one as a fresh installation, as an upgrade from 19.1 Beta and as an upgrade from both 19 and 18.3. Here are the results.
  
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• How to enable and test the new Google Chrome dark mode on Windows 10

  03-01-2019 10:24 via zdnet.com
  Google Chrome's Dark Mode is currently under development. Expected to arrive later this year to the Chrome stable branch.
  
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• Google Chrome flaw patched three years after initial report

  03-01-2019 08:54 via zdnet.com
  Issue: Chrome for Android was revealing firmware build info that could have been used for exploit targeting.
  
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• Thursday briefing: Chang'e 4 becomes the first spacecraft to land on the far side of the Moon

  03-01-2019 08:51
  
  The China National Space Administration has successfully landed in the Moon's South Pole-Aitken basin crater, leaked Nokia 9 images reveal a 5-camera array
  
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• Apple's China warning 'deflects deeper problems' for firm

  03-01-2019 08:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The tech firm blames China for troubles but analysts say the sales warning highlights existing woes.
  
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• Wearable medical tech is about to become crucial for staying alive

  03-01-2019 07:00
  
  Wearables are already replacing traditional drugs and therapies – this year, they'll go further still
  
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• The UK rail fare increase is bad for the environment and your wallet

  03-01-2019 07:00
  
  The 2019 rail fare increase shouldn't come as a surprise. But if prices keep increasing it could be bad for the environment
  
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• More than ever, companies need to build their businesses on trust

  03-01-2019 07:00
  
  Business built to avoid conflicts of interest will be rewarded by consumers
  
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• 12 productivity life hacks from successful entrepreneurs

  03-01-2019 07:00
  
  Time is precious. Here's how to make it worthwhile – from those who can't afford to lose it
  
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• Samsung to supply 8-nanometre V9 chips for Audi cars

  03-01-2019 04:47 via zdnet.com
  Samsung Electronics' Auto Exynos V9 has eight A76 cores and will power Audi's next-generation in-vehicle infotainment system.
  
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• NBN gives itself until September to get fixed wireless congestion sorted

  03-01-2019 04:22 via zdnet.com
  By late September 2019, NBN wants less than 1 percent of its fixed wireless towers under its 6Mbps in busy hours threshold.
  
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• Apple's Q1 revenue miss: Here are the 5 takeaways you need to know

  03-01-2019 02:17 via zdnet.com
  Apple doesn't do small. A lengthy first quarter preannouncement gave Apple fans and critics a lot of fodder to consider.
  
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• Where ordering cannabis is easy as booking a taxi

  03-01-2019 01:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Clicking on an app allows Los Angeles cannabis users to order supplies which are delivered to their door.
  
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